Jai Choi
InvestorPartner at Partech Ventures · Co-founder/Managing Partner at Tekton Ventures
Silicon Valley
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K
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About
Jai Choi is co-founder and Managing Partner of Tekton Ventures, an early-stage global investment platform. Before founding Tekton, he was a Venture Partner at Partech from 2006, leading early-stage investments across the US, Asia, and Latin America, and previously held a partner role at Ignite Ventures. Earlier in his career he began at PA Consulting Group, co-founded On-Air Networks (acquired by Loudeye), and was an early employee at OnePage Software (acquired by Sybase). Over 20+ years in Silicon Valley he has invested in 150+ startups including Coupang, Toss, Outdoorsy, Frontier Car Group, Grubmarket, and Flutterwave, and currently also serves as a Venture Partner with Febe Ventures.
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Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Tekton Ventures. Co-founded On-Air Networks, which was later acquired by Loudeye.
- Education
- Graduated from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.
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Experience
- Tekton VenturesFounder | Managing Partnercurrent2009 — presentSan Francisco
- Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies - USC MarshallAdjunct Professorcurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- USC Venture CapitalInvestment Committee | Faculty Leadcurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- CoupangSeed Investorcurrent2010 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- Viva Republica (Toss)Early Stage Investorcurrent2017 — presentSeoul, Korea
- PartechVenture Partnercurrent2006 — presentSan Francisco, Paris, Berlin, Dakar
- GrubMarket Inc.Seed Investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PolsiaSeed/First investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Holo AISeed Investorcurrent2026 — presentVilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
- The Biological Computing Co. (TBC)Seed Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PayJoySeed Investorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MooveSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- FlutterwaveSeed Investorcurrent2016 — presentNigeria
- CandexSeed Investorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MeramaSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentMexico City, Mexico
- AirwaveSeed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- 마이리얼트립 (Myrealtrip)Early Stage Investorcurrent2020 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- Frontier Car GroupSeed Investorcurrent2016 — presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
- Redcoat.aiSeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Cotopaxi.comSeed Investorcurrent2014 — presentCottonwood Heights, UT
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Investments
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Ascend Consumer FinanceAttuneBetableBitVaultBrightFunnelBugcrowdCapital Technologies Solutions, Inc.ChuteCotopaxiCoupangDeakoDiamondDoodleDealsEat ClubEatClubFlutterwaveFrontier Car GroupGemGfycatGrabrGreenCarGrubmarketHeartThisHotHouse/StitchifeelgoodsJobRKorbitKyashLazyLadLemonBoxMemeboxOutdoorsyPlaePriceMatchPrósperosSeamless ReceiptsSensopiaSidecarSignifydSkydropStanzaStitchTapFWDTastemakerXThe Happy Home CompanyThe Orange ChefTossTouchofModernUserVoiceVirgin HyperloopVirtuixWoveXfersYounityZeel
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jai Choi?
- Jai Choi is co-founder and Managing Partner of Tekton Ventures, an early-stage global investment platform. Before founding Tekton, he was a Venture Partner at Partech from 2006, leading early-stage investments across the US, Asia, and Latin America, and previously held a partner role at Ignite Ventures. Earlier in his career he began at PA Consulting Group, co-founded On-Air Networks (acquired by Loudeye), and was an early employee at OnePage Software (acquired by Sybase). Over 20+ years in Silicon Valley he has invested in 150+ startups including Coupang, Toss, Outdoorsy, Frontier Car Group, Grubmarket, and Flutterwave, and currently also serves as a Venture Partner with Febe Ventures.
- Where does Jai Choi work?
- Jai Choi is Partner at Partech Ventures.
- What check size does Jai Choi write?
- Jai Choi typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What companies has Jai Choi invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Ascend Consumer Finance, Attune, Betable, BitVault, BrightFunnel, Bugcrowd, Capital Technologies Solutions, Inc., Chute, Cotopaxi, Coupang, Deako, Diamond, and 43 more.
- Where did Jai Choi go to school?
- Jai Choi studied at University of Southern California (B.S., Finance and Economics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Viva Republica (Toss)9
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Also worked at Polsia2
Also worked at The Biological Computing Co. (TBC)4
Also worked at Flutterwave20
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